The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-30
Local and state Notes.

Local and State Notes.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company dis
On Saturday and Monday last the Lake Erie
G. Western road handled their several divi-
slons IL, 968 passengers.
The Wabash has located its Western division
Superintendent at Kansas City. About thirty
employees accompany him.
Notice was given yesterday that the trunk
lines and the roads in the Central Traffic Asso-
citation will make 10 per cent. advance IN west
bound rates on JAN "
Jan. !, Samuel Sweet, division freight agent
Of the Lake Erie & Western road, will occupy
Office rooms in the company's new building on
East Washington street.
A. II. Sellers, WHO has been with :he Penn
syivana road, takes the position of city pas
senger agent of the Lake Erie % western
road on the LIST of January.
T. NJ Tacott general manager of the Mobile
& Ohio road has resigned, and, Jan. l, takes
the position of commissioner of the Southern
Railway and Steamship Association.
George s. Marsh has been appointed general
passenger and ticket agent of the Milwaukee,
Lake Shore & Western, vice &. V. Mckinley,
who takes another position on the road JAM 1.
William Hill general PASSENGER and ticket
agent of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois roads, is
the only official who is not disturbed by the con
soldaton of the c. g. E. l. and tho Z. g. 1. G.
Coal roads.
The L., E. s. st. L. management relaying
with steel their Rockport division. This road
pany, and was laid with iron rails manufactured
at the mill years ago.
FL. Howard, superintendent of the Cambridge
City car-works, has resigned, TO accept SINH
lar position with car-works in Brming CHAM, Ala.
He takes with him number Of employees Of the
works which he leaves
On the Pennsylvania lines the running Of
double-header trains is thing of the past
Their large consolidated engines now pull the
same number of cars which couple of ordinary
freight engines struggled with.
The New York Post says that the receiver of
the Wabash is seemingly dividing his time be-
tween issuing edlcts for the destruction of rail-
road revenue and manifestoes in behalf of his
nomination for the Governorship of Illinois.
J. c. Calhoun, who for many years has been
treasurer of the Chicago Eastern Illinois road
retires Jan. l. and is succeeded by G. w. Hiliard,
who is also treasurer of the Chicago d Indiana
Coal road. This is of the results Of the
practical consolidation of the two roads.
The weather of the last three days has given
the Graydou heater. now in use on trains Nos.
3 and on the L. II. 81 l. road, fair test. On
Wednesday the train that came over WAS very
comfortable the temperature in the coaches be-
ing 1872. The reservoir in the baggage car was
supplied with surplus steam, but it did not be-
come necessary to use it. the locomotive furnish
ing all that was required
The PENNSYLVANIA Company and the c. H. &
ID. people have entered into a traffic agreement
by which the c., Fl. % ID. will. after the opening
of the Pennsylvania Companys new line be-
tween Red Bank and Hamilton. do only local
business between Richmond and Cnci matt, aud
the Peunsyl vapia Company will do all the through
business between Cincinnati and Chicago over
this route. This leaves the c., H e d. with the
c., Fl. 81 l. as its Chicago line, through its n
necton with the L., n. A. & c. at Indianapolis.
and will mako it more important route than
heretofore.
The relations between the Lake Erie g. West
arm and the Lake Shore roads have become
somewhat strained, and the latter refuses
hau! their through business unless charges
prepaid. Shippers are not anxious to for
ward business via that route TO prepay the
charges and, as consequence, the Midland
line office is closed and the agent at this point is
discharged. This does not shut the Midland line
out of INDIANAPOLIS as it still works the l..
b. d w. Neither does 1t shut the Lake Erie q
Western road out of Indianapolis as through
line East. several other fast-freieht lines the
Erie being of the number, operate over the
Lake Erie 81 Western road.
1t is of the surprises il railroad circles
that the Pennsylvania Company take more
interest in the Indianapolis 81 Vincennes road,
over which the business is rapidly growing.
There is line in the Pennsylvania system
which is much neglected as is the /. 81 V. No
improvements made until the company is
compelled to make them. IL any addition is
made to the eq uipment in the way of locomo-
tives some old repaired engine off Of of the
main lines is sent instead of frstclass new
one and the plan, generally, is to run the road
the "cheaps," yet the business of the year 1887
will show larger increase any former
year. proportionately. than any other ITO miles
operated by the Pennsylvania Company.